Fire-escape.



W1V H. JAY. FIRE ESCAPE.

APPLIUATION FILED DEG.29,1908.

Patented July 6, 1909.

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WILLIAM HENRY JAY, OF LE BEAU, SOUTH DAKOTA.

FIRE-ESCAPE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Ile it l-.inown that I, Wimmer I-InNnY JAY, a citizen olf the United States, and a resident ol lie llena, in the county of lllalworth and State el? ,South Dakota, have invented a new and Improved AFire-Escape, otl which the iollowing is a full, clear, and exact descriptiei i.

My invention relates to lire escapes, and it llas for its object to provide a standard which `will permit a person te embrace it and slide to the ground, there being means to enable the person to regulate the rapidity oi his descent, without burning or chafing his hands or other portions of his body.

Still other objects will appear in the l'ollowing complete description.

In this specification I will describe the preferred torni et' my invention, but it will be understood that `I do not limit myself thereto, as I consider myself entitled to all. forms and embodiments of the invention which may be held to fall within the scope ot the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ot Athis speciica tion, in which similar characters oit reference indicate f :orresponding parts in all the figures, in whichlligure l is an elevation of a building with my lire escape in position relatively thereto; l `ig. 2 an elevation ol" my Vlire escape, parts being shown in section to illustrate its operation; liig. El a sectioiial view looking downwardly, on the line l-loit Fig. 2; Fig. 5': Vis a sectional view looking upwardly, on the line 4 4 of F ig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, looking upwardly.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that a hollow standard l is disposed perpendicularly in front of a building 2,

being secured to heads 3,

the standard 'l which are in turn bolted to brackets Ll, the brackets lbeing bolted to the front ot the luiilding, the lower one being also bolted to the sidewalk, it' desired. The standard l opens into the heads 3, each of which has openings 5 therein, in which are ]ourualed pulleys G, continuous belts 7 being mounted on these pulleys (i, the continuous belts 7 eX- tending in one direction within the hollow staiidard l over the top pulley and then without the standard to the lower pulley over which .it .is disposed. I propose to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 29, 1908.

Patented July G, 1909. Serial No. 469,842.

` mount` four or more of these belts 7, Which are disposed to travel longitudinally ot the hollow standard I, and to hold these belts T in close proximity to the hollow standard l, I provide collars 8 which are bolted to the hollow standard l and have openings 9 therein, in which are journaled pulleys It), the pulleys l() being so disposed that they will press against the continuous belts 7 to hold them close to the hollow standard. One et these collars S is secured to the hollow standard just below the upper head 3, and the other collar 8 is secured to the stand ard near its base.

In the operation of my invention, when a person desires to descend on the lire escape, he embraces the device which is disposed in close proximity to a window or doei', and slides down to the ground. In his descent his hands and arms encircle the standard, but inasmuch as the continuous belts 7 are disposed around the outer sides ot' the standards, his arms and hands come in contact with said belts, which prevent his hands and other portions of his body from becoming burned or chaied by frictional contact with the hollow7 standard. At the same time it is possible for the person to regulate the rapidity of his descent, for by pressing the continuons belts against the hollow standard, he can by frictional contact of the belts with the standard, slide to the ground as slowly as he may desire, the continuous belts 7 during his movement traveling with his body, so that he is not injured in any way by frictional Contact.

In using my invention, it may be found to be advisable to erect a pli'ni'ality of stainlards at different levels so that the user may slide down one standard to a platform from which he may go to a second standard to continue his descent.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. In a lire escape, a standard oi` such a size in cross section as will. permit it to be grasped by the user, and belts disposed around the standard to travel longitudinally thereof and form a movable cover 'lor the outer surface of the standard.

2. In a tire escape, a standard ot such a size in cross section as will permit it to be grasped by the user, belts disposed around the standard to travel longitudinally thereof and form a movable cover for the outer surface of the standard, and means for holding the belts close to the standard.

3. In a iire escape, a hollow standard of such a size in cross section as will permit it to be grasped by the user, and a continuous beltdisposed to travel within and without the standard, the belt forming a longitudinally movable cover for the outer surface ot the hollow standard.

t. ln a lire escape, a standard et such a size in cross section as will permit it to be readily grasped by the user, pulleys journaled therein at a distance 'from each other longitudinally ot the standard, and a belt' disposed on the pulleys in close proximity to the standard, the belt forming a longitudinally movable cover for the outer surtace of the standard.

5. In a tire escape, a hollow standard with openings therein, 'the hollow standard being of such a size in cross section as will permit it to be grasped readily by the user, the openings being at a distance from each other longitudinally of the hollow standard, pulleys journaled in the openings, and continuous belts disposed on the pulleys to travel within and without the hollow standard, the belts forming a longitudinally movable cover for the outer surface ot the hollow standard.

G. ln a fire escape, a standard of such a size in cross section as will permit it to be readily grasped by the user, pulleys journaled at a distance from each other longitudinally ot the standard, belts disposed on the pulleys7 the belts forming a longitudinally movable cover for the outer surface of the standard, and means tor holding the belts close to the standard.

7. ln a fire escape, a standard olE such a size in cross section as will permit it to be readily grasped by the user, pulleys journaled at a distance from each other longitudinally ot the standard, belts disposed ou the pulleys, collar disposed around the standard, and pulleys journaled in the collar, which are adapted tor holding the belts in close proximity to the standard, the belts forming a longitudinally movable cover for the outer surface of the standard.

In testimony whereoi1 l have signed my name to this specification in the presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

VILLAM HENRY lfilitnesses L. T. DavinsoN, J. F. KNIGHT.

JAY. 

